Fairplay Hotel

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Fairplay Hotel
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Location500 Main St., Fairplay, Colorado
Coordinates 39°13′29″N106°00′03″W / 39.22472°N 106.00083°W / 39.22472; -106.00083 (Fairplay Hotel)
Arealess than one acre
Architect William N. Bowman
Architectural styleRustic
NRHP reference No. 07001395 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 16, 2008

The Fairplay Hotel, a hotel at 500 Main St. in Fairplay, Colorado, was built in 1922. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. [1]

Fairplay was a mining town; it is located in South Park and is the county seat of Park County. [2]

It is designed in Rustic architecture style by prolific Denver architect William N. Bowman. The styling includes faux thatched roofing. [2]

In 2004, a couple was trying to revive the hotel. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 R. Laurie Simmons; Thomas H. Simmons (August 31, 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Fairplay Hotel / 5PA57". National Park Service . Retrieved April 9, 2021. With accompanying nine photos
  3. Linda Balough (November 12, 2004). "New owners breathe fresh life into the historic Fairplay Hotel". Summit Daily.

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